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单词 shy
释义
shy
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1adjv 2vnadj

Making small talk is not much fun for a shy person. Shy means being nervous or reserved around other people, especially in a social situation.
Someone who's extremely shy might blush or stammer when talking to a group of people. Shy can also mean "tending to avoid," like when someone is "camera shy," or if they "shy away" from being straightforward. The Old English root scēoh, "easily frightened," originally only referred to a horse, and came from a Germanic root meaning "scare."
WORD FAMILY
shy: shied, shier, shies, shiest, shyed, shyer, shyest, shying, shyly, shyness, shys+/shyness: shynesses
USAGE EXAMPLES
Butler was a point shy of his career high, which he got Jan. 14, 2016 at Philadelphia.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
By some counts the states are a half-dozen shy of the number needed to force a convention on that subject.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
It is barely shy of the $400 million mark globally, Disney officials report.
Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017)
1
1adj lacking self-confidence
Syn|Ant
diffident, timid, unsure
confident
having or marked by confidence or assurance
assured
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
cocksure, overconfident, positive
marked by excessive confidence
reassured
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
self-assured, self-confident
showing poise and confidence in your own worth
2adj wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
shy of strangers
Syn
wary
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
3v start suddenly, as from fright
Hyper
jump, start, startle
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
2
1v throw quickly
Hyper
throw
propel through the air
2n a quick throw
he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
Hyper
throw
the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
3adj short
eleven is one shy of a dozen
Syn
deficient, insufficient
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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